The Road to Success

The Road to Success has unavoidable off-ramps through Disappointment and Frustration. Our primary goal will always be to promote skill development and teamwork, with the integrated effect of playing well more often and playing at the highest level from time to time. In other words, our secondary goal after a player's individual development is creating an environment where "playing well" becomes the norm. Winning becomes a secondary benefit. 


"Where nothing is forced, nothing is left undone." - Eastern Proverb


Basketball, like life in general requires balance - work (defense) and play (offense), preparation and rest. 


All our players have gifts, but the gifts aren't the same. Some have extraordinary athleticism, others a better understanding of basketball principles, and a few special competitive drive. All have succeeded in adding value to the team, but in different ways. 


The highest level of achievement cannot be obtained without mistakes. The coaches made mistakes as players, and continue to make coaching errors. 

• Babe Ruth struck out 1330 times.
• Peyton Manning has thrown 188 interceptions.
• Michael Jordan had 2924 turnovers in his NBA career, and missed over 12,000 shots and over 1,400 free throws

What matters most is what we achieve, not what we do not. We say that we can control only two things on the basketball court, our effort and our focus. What we can control before a game or a test is our preparation.

“It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.” - Bear Bryant

"Never let what you cannot do stand in the way of what you can." - John Wooden